Note directs deputies to body

STOCKTON - An ominous note from an unknown man led authorities to a homicide victim Friday evening.

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By The Record

Posted Nov. 4, 2012 at 12:01 AM

By The Record

Posted Nov. 4, 2012 at 12:01 AM

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STOCKTON - An ominous note from an unknown man led authorities to a homicide victim Friday evening.

The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office says someone dressed in dark clothing walked into an unidentified restaurant on Charter Way about 10 p.m. and handed a server a note before disappearing.

The note instructed the server to call law enforcement and suggested they check a home in the 2400 block of Waterloo Road, a section of roadway is dominated by commercial operations, such as independent car dealerships and repair shops with living spaces scattered about.

Deputies went to the address in question and found an 20-year-old man dead from an apparent gunshot wound to the head. The San Joaquin County Coroner's Office identified the victim as Jorge Eguiluz Saturday evening.

The Sheriff's Office said the case is under investigation and there was no sign of a struggle, forced entry or theft at the scene.

This is the 10th homicide the Sheriff's Office has investigated in 2012. Last year the agency responded to 24 such cases, the most it investigated in several decades.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff's Office at (209) 468-4400.